Question

At the end of lacrosse practice, the team runs sprints. Enzo always finishes in last place. Although he feels disappointed that he is the slowest person on the team, he vows to work even harder to increase his speed throughout this season. What does this scenario BEST represent?

(1 point)

positive social reinforcement


negative social reinforcement


positive automatic reinforcement


negative automatic reinforcement

Answer 1

Negative social reinforcement.

His aversive social outcome (feeling embarrassed/disappointed about finishing last) motivates him to increase his effort to avoid that outcome — a socially mediated removal/avoidance of an aversive stimulus.